Shears



Feb, 4, 1930. F. RrDAGLEY 1,746,073

' I I SHEARS Filed April 6, 1929 ATTORNEY I branches and other foliage.

' Patented Feb 4', 1930 1 a I (PATENT orrios RED; R; imeLEY, F KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE SHEARS I I j if": Application filed April G,

j The object of this my present invention is the pI'OVlSlOILOIE pruningshears that ncludes a swingableawhaving-a curved or farcuate cutting surface and a shank that is provided with a V-shaped end whoseangle portions each provide jaws, the inner jaw being toothed, the swingable jaw being pivoted to the shank and movable over the fixed jaws'by the pulling of a lever which has a link con- 10 nection with both theswingable jawand the shank of the fixed jaws and whereby a single operation, that is, a pull on thehandlewill causeashearing actionbetween the'swingable' and fixedjaws toeasily, and'quickly sever 'To the attainment oftheforegoing the 'vention consists in'the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed,

In the drawingsr- 1- x i Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the improve- 7 ment showing the'swi'ngable jaw in open po-' sition. v v 5 Figure 2 is an edge view thereof.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 1 but showing the swingable jaw closed or swung I uncture of the jaw being inclined and over themovable jaws.

' In carrying out-my invention I make use of a flat shank 1 which is of suitable material. This shank, at its outer end, is formed with an offset portion whose inner wall is arranged at an angle and is sharpenedv to, provide a 7 cutting jaw 2. The shank at the juncture of the cutting jaw isalso'cutat an angle and is v toothed to provide a second stationary cuttingjaw 3.' a

There ispivoted,as at 4, to the shank 1, directly inward of the toothed aw3 a swing- 1 toothed jaw 3.

1929.: Serial No, 353,156.

ure 1 ofthe drawings. It will be seen that a branch orlike foliage may be arrangedbetween the stationary jaws 2 and 3. A'pull upori'thehandlelO in. a downward direction 1 will swing the jaw 5 to cause the arcuate and 55 sharpened edge 6 thereof to sweep over the flat faces of the jaws 2 and 3 andthereby ef feet a shearing'cut upon the branch or foliage received between the said jaws. noted that the movement of the jaw '5v provides first a coop'eratingshearing and cutting V movement between the jaw 5 and the stationary jaw'2 and thereafter a similar cutting movement-between the said jaw 5 and the The improvement is of an extremely simple; construct-ion and -may be operated f by one t I hand of the'user, and the advantages thereofw-ill,it is thought, be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art without further detailed description. 1 Having described the invention, I claim: In a pruning shears, a shank having an 'oifset end, providing a lower angle wall whichv i i is sharpened to'afford a jaw, said shank at the 77 oted to the shank inward of the too'thedjalw,

said swingable'jaw having an ofl'setfend, an so operating handle, and links, oneof which is a pivoted'to the offset end of the swingable jaw l and to the handle and the other to the end of the shank'andto the handle, j In testimony-whereof I affix my signature; "8'

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able jaw 55; This jaw has its active-end arcuate, or out to describe a circle and the edge 7 thereof is sharpened, as at 6. 'The jaw 5fis formed with areduced extension that is formed with-an offset angle portion 8 and tothis angle portion thereiis pivoted a link 9. Thelink t) is'pivotally secured to one end b J of an operating handle '10. Th ereis' also pivoted to the outer end of the shank l a handle 10. I I

The jaws are disclosed in open ,position when arranged ina position "disclosed by Figsecond link 11 which is likewise pivoted to the Itwill be 

